banana
nounHow many syllables in banana?
There are 3 syllables in the word banana.How to pronounce banana:
Definition of banana:
- banana (noun):
- an elongated usually tapering tropical fruit with soft pulpy flesh enclosed in a soft usually yellow rind
- any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits.
Synonyms for banana:
abaca
banana tree
dwarf banana
edible banana
genus musa
herb
herbaceous plant
japanese banana
manila hemp
musa
musa acuminata
musa basjoo
musa paradisiaca
musa paradisiaca sapientum
musa textilis
plantain
Antonyms for banana:
egg
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
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- nobody
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- fantasy
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- restricted
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- perfection
- paradise
- Nantucket
- Maria
- soluble
- descriptive
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- assortment
- radio
- intention
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- divisor
- deprecate
- unkindly
- protection
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- critique
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- isosceles
- erasure
- nowadays
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- Hephaestus
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Syllable Fun Fact
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